Amasya Merzifon Airport

Amasya Merzifon Airport
Amasya Merzifon Havalimanı
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorGeneral Directorate of State Airports Authority
ServesAmasya, Turkey
Location Merzifon, Amasya, Turkey
Opened2008 (2008)
Elevation AMSL1,758 ft / 536 m
Coordinates40°49′45″N 035°31′19″E / 40.82917°N 35.52194°E / 40.82917; 35.52194
Websitewww.dhmi.gov.tr
Map
MZH
Location of airport in Turkey
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05R/23L 3,235 10,614 Concrete
05L/23R 3,235 10,614 Concrete
Statistics (2025[1])
Annual passenger capacity700,000
Passengers154,954
Passenger change 2024–2512%
Aircraft movements1,278
Movements change 2024–2516%

Merzifon Airport (Turkish: Amasya Merzifon Havalimanı) or Amasya Merzifon Airport (IATA: MZH, ICAO: LTAP) is a military airport located in the city of Merzifon in the Amasya Province of Turkey.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Amasya Merzifon Airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Pegasus Airlines Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[2]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[3]

Traffic statistics

PassengersYear050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000200720102013201620192022PassengersAnnual passenger traffic
Amasya–Merzifon Airport passenger traffic statistics[4]
Year (months) Domestic % change International % change Total % change
2025 137,465 10% 17,489 38% 154,954 12%
2024 125,184 4% 12,666 25% 137,850 6%
2023 120,078 50% 10,126 23% 130,204 40%
2022 80,065 11% 13,168 38% 93,233 16%
2021 90,219 5% 21,226 423% 111,445 24%
2020 85,951 47% 4,062 41% 90,013 46%
2019 160,842 6% 6,916 24% 167,758 7%
2018 171,379 19% 9,092 11% 180,471 19%
2017 211,834 140% 10,162 198% 221,996 142%
2016 88,318 38% 3,411 11% 91,729 37%
2015 142,378 5% 3,830 43% 146,208 6%
2014 135,073 20% 2,680 235% 137,753 21%
2013 112,659 38% 799 42% 113,458 37%
2012 81,362 69% 1,388 - 82,750 72%
2011 48,035 25% - 100% 48,035 25%
2010 64,007 62% 386 109% 64,393 63%
2009 39,392 184% 185 - 39,577 185%
2008 - 13,888 13,888

^1 : 2008 statistics correspond to the last 7 months of 2008 since the opening of the airport.

Military usage

Merzifon is the 5th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 2nd Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Malatya/Erhaç (LTAT), Diyarbakır (LTCC) and İncirlik (LTAG).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Statistics". dhmi.gov.tr. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  2. ^ "November 2023". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 25 (5). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 463–470. ISSN 1466-8718.
  3. ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Statistics".
  5. ^ scramble.nl - Turkish Air Force Archived 2010-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
  • "Current weather for LTAP". NOAA/NWS.
  • Accident history for MZH at Aviation Safety Network